KailaCharles

Position
Guard-Forward
Height
6-1
Weight
168 lbs
Birthdate
Mar 23, 1998
College/Country
Maryland/USA
Draft
2020 Rnd 2 Pick 23
EXP
3 years
Kaila Charles headshot
PPG
1.5
RPG
1.3
APG
0.3

About Kaila

2022—Atlanta Dream

  • Signed a hardship contract with the Dream on August 11
  • Played for two minutes in the Dream’s game against New York on August 12.

2021—Connecticut Sun

  • Played in 30 games this season and started four (6/17, 6/19 and 6/27 vs Chicago and 6/22 vs Dallas).
  • Finished the season with 129 points, 84 rebounds, 33 assists and 14 steals.
  • Scored in double-figures six times this season and had a season high of 15 points.
  • Earned her first double-double against Dallas (6/22) as she finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds. This same came she nabbed her 100th career rebound.
  • Started and appeared in all four playoff games against Chicago Sky
  • Finished the series with 65 points, 39 rebounds, 13 assists, 5 steals, and 9 blocks
  • Averaged 16.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.3 steals, and 2.3 blocks per game through four playoff competitions
  • Recorded three double-doubles with 26 and 11 in game one (9/28), 10 and 10 in game three (10/3), and 25 and 11 in game four (10/6)
  • Has had 7 double-double performances in career during playoff competiton
  • Shot 45.7% from the floor on 59 attempts, 44% from long range on 9 attempts, and 77% from the free throw line on 9 attempts
  • Played a total of 140 minutes across 4 games, averaging 35 minutes per game
  • Moved up to 6th all-time in three point attempts in playoff career with 46
  • Became 4th all-time in playoff career rebounds with 144 and 5th all-time in defensive rebounding with 96 total
  • Improved to 3rd all-time in blocked shots during playoff career, recording 21 total blocks

2020—Connecticut Sun

  • Drafted by the Connecticut Sun in the second round (23rd overall) in the 2020 WNBA Draft.
  • Appeared in 21 of 22 regular season games and seven playoff games for the Sun and made seven regular season starts.
  • Recorded 113 points, 54 rebounds, 19 assists, 16 steals and seven blocks.
  • Averaged 5.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, shot 41.2 percent from the field and 71.0 from the foul line.
  • Tallied 28 total points in the post season and shot 100% from the freethrow lines (8-8).
  • Scored a regular season career high 16 points against Washington (8/30), a career-high six rebounds against New York (9/1) and played a career-high 34 minutes in an overtime game against Phoenix (9/9).
  • Recorded a playoff career-high 13 points against Chicago (9/15) and a playoff career-high seven rebounds against Las Vegas (9/20).

TRANSACTIONS:

  • Drafted by the Connecticut Sun in the second round (23rd overall) in the 2020 WNBA Draft.
  • Waived by Connecticut on May 2, 2022.
  • Signed to a hardship contract by the New York Liberty on May 6, released on May 8.
  • Signed a hardship contract with the Atlanta Dream on August 11, 2022.
  • Signed a training camp contract with the Seattle Storm on February 6, 2023.

OVERSEAS CAREER

2022-23 (Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion, Israel)

  • Leads Israel’s Division 1 League with 24.1 points per game

2020-21 (Petah Tikva, Israel)

  • Appeared in 16 games and averaged 35.3 minutes and 17.8 points per game.
  • Averaged 10.8 rebounds per game along with 2.9 assists per game.
  • Her team finished 7-9 on the year.
  • Tallied a career high against Ramat Gan where she scored 32 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. A high in both categories for the Maryland native.
  • Ended the season with 10 double doubles, totaling 285 points and 172 rebounds.
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